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Groups Urge 11th Circuit to Lift Cannon Injunction on Report

6/20/2026

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Groups filed an amicus brief urging the 11th Circuit to lift Judge Aileen Cannon’s injunction on the Volume II report.
The injunction, issued Jan. 21 2025, remains in force while the 11th Circuit reviews the challenge.
Senate Democrats Adam Schiff and Richard Blumenthal say the injunction ignores congressional requests, hampers Senate’s advice-and-consent role, and note the pending nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a Trump lawyer, so Congress can review the report.

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Groups filed an amicus brief urging the 11th Circuit to lift Judge Aileen Cannon’s injunction on the Volume II report.
The injunction, issued Jan. 21 2025, remains in force while the 11th Circuit reviews the challenge.
Senate Democrats Adam Schiff and Richard Blumenthal say the injunction ignores congressional requests, hampers Senate’s advice-and-consent role, and note the pending nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a Trump lawyer, so Congress can review the report.